June 7, 2020
Here's the 2020 Toyota Wigo Before You're Supposed to See It
Toyota Motor Philippines will be having its first digital launch on June 15, but that didn’t stop one overeager sales agent from spilling the beans a week too soon. Lo and behold: this is the 2020 Toyota Wigo.
Filed Under:
News,
Rumors,
Sub-Compact,
Toyota Wigo
June 6, 2020
Toyota Motor PH Launches Virtual Showroom
Toyota customers can now enjoy a new kind of car buying experience with the launch of the Toyota Virtual Showroom.
Filed Under:
News,
Toyota Corporate
Is This Toyota C-HR the Epitome to Parisian Rock Chic?
What makes a special edition, special? A unique color scheme, or maybe some additional trims? What about a collaboration? Well, for Toyota it seems slapping a two-tone color scheme on their C-HR crossover is enough to dub it the “Karl Lagerfeld Edition.” Yes, that actually happened.
Filed Under:
Compact Crossover,
News,
Toyota C-HR
Hino PH Re-opens All Dealerships Nationwide
Hino Motors Philippines reopened its doors to Filipinos as the national quarantine guidelines eased up. All of Hino’s 21 dealerships nationwide are back in operations.
Filed Under:
COVID-19,
Dealerships,
Hino Corporate,
News
Reserving a Maxus Vehicle on Lazada is Car Shopping in the New Normal
Maxus Philippines is celebrating its first year in the Philippines by joining the country’s first and leading e-commerce platform, Lazada. Starting today, their entire roster of light commercial vehicles (LCV) can now be reserved through Maxus Philippines’ very own LazMall store. How’s that for car shopping in the new normal?
Filed Under:
Maxus Corporate,
Maxus G10,
Maxus T60,
Maxus V80,
News
Someone Bought a 20-Year Old Civic for P 2.49M
It’s finally happened. After seeing the prices of Integra Type Rs, NSXs, and Supras go up in the past few years, the humble Honda Civic is now the latest car to get swept up in a car collector’s craze.
Filed Under:
Compact,
Honda Civic,
News
Toyota Motor PH Will Let You Race the GR Supra (Virtually)
Toyota Motor Philippines announces a new racing series to replace the Vios Racing Festival, at least for this year: the GR Supra GT Cup Asia – Philippines. Oh, and it will be held virtually as part of their new e-sports program.
Filed Under:
Motorsports,
News,
Toyota Corporate
Jaguar Land Rover Raises Money from Chinese Lenders
With parent company Tata Motors in dire straits, Jaguar Land Rover had to look elsewhere to secure funding to ride out the ongoing global auto slump. In the end, they were able to secure a loan of around USD 704.5 million from Chinese lenders.
Filed Under:
Jaguar Corporate,
Land Rover Corporate,
News
June 5, 2020
AC Motors Expresses Full Support to Honda Cars in the Philippines
After the announcement that the House of Investment (HI) is closing four of its Honda Cars dealership, Honda Cars Makati, Inc. (HCMI), the Honda Cars dealer group of AC Motors, an Ayala company issued the following statement:
Filed Under:
Dealerships,
Honda Corporate,
News
Suzuki Auto PH Showers Front Liners with Additional Discounts
Suzuki Philippines (SPH) is saluting front liners across various industries who have continued their dedicated work and responsibilities amid the lockdowns and quarantines.
Filed Under:
News,
Suzuki Corporate
Bentley Just Produced the 20,000th Bentayga Luxury SUV
Bentley has built the 20,000th Bentayga since the start of production and customers deliveries in 2016. It remains the fastest and, according to the carmaker, the most luxurious SUV in the world.
Filed Under:
Bentley Bentayga,
Bentley Corporate,
News
San Miguel Extends Free Fuel Support to Government's Libreng Sakay Program
San Miguel Corporation has extended its free fuel support to the government’s “Libreng Sakay” program past the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) period, or up to June 15, bringing its total fuel donation for the benefit of medical front liners to P 6.2 million.
Filed Under:
COVID-19,
CSR,
News,
Petron Corporate
This Cocktail Lets You Celebrate One of the Most Famous Turns in Motorsports
With the pandemic pausing most, if not all motorsports, the WeatherTech Laguna Seca raceway is coming up with a rather unique way to make you celebrate one of the most famous turns in motorsports: a signature cocktail.
Filed Under:
Motorsports,
News
Mazda Extends Its Human-Centric Design Even to Its COVID-19 Transport Vehicles
Following the lead of fellow Japanese carmakers Toyota and Honda, Mazda is now offering their own COVID-19 transport as part of their support activities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Filed Under:
COVID-19,
Mazda CX-8,
Mid-sized SUV,
News,
Technology
From Space-Efficient Coupes to Luxury SUVs: How Mazda Evolved the Family Car
The family car: while it has to be good at practical things like seating capacity and cargo space, style and performance too often end up taking a back seat. For Mazda, such compromises were never an option. From the beginning, Mazda has strived to set itself apart by building a tradition of family cars with unconventional designs and innovative engineering.
Filed Under:
Feature,
Mazda CX-8,
Mid-sized SUV
Motul PH Cuts Prices of Engine Oils
Motul Philippines is slashing the price off selected lines of its engine oil as a way of easing the burden of maintenance to car owners during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Filed Under:
Motor Oil,
Motul Corporate,
News
Geely PH is Slashing P 130k Off the Coolray and Azkarra
Sojitz G Auto Philippines, the exclusive distributor of Geely in the Philippines is honoring the sacrifice of medical front liners in the on-going pandemic by giving them a P 130,000 discount on both the Coolray crossover and Azkarra SUV.
Filed Under:
Compact Crossover,
Compact SUV,
Geely Azkarra,
Geely Coolray,
Geely Corporate,
News
June 4, 2020
Honda Cars PH to Launch Online Sales and Aftersales Service Facility Soon
Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) will be launching its very own Virtual Dealership Online Transaction family called,‘VIRTUAL@Honda.’ It will service HCPI’s sales and after-sales services in the new normal.
Filed Under:
Honda Corporate,
News
Isuzu PH Releases Official Statement on Greenhills Dealership Closure
Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) announces that its dealership, Isuzu Greenhills in San Juan City already ceased operations beginning June 2, 2020, sighting various reasons.
Filed Under:
Dealerships,
Isuzu Corporate,
News,
PHL Auto Industry
Modified Number Coding is a Go Starting June 8, Exempts Front Liners (UPDATED: It's Canceled Again)
After postponing the implementation of the Modified Number Coding Scheme from June 1 to 5, 2020, the MMDA says it’s now all systems go starting Monday, June 8 (UPDATED: Due to the lack of public transportation options, it has been canceled again; except for Makati).
Supercharge Father's Day with These Discounts from Jaguar Philippines
Along with discounts on the selected Land Rover Range Rover lines, All British Cars (ABC) is also offering significant discounts on selected Jaguar models in celebration of Father’s Day this June. With that, get as much as P 1.39-million off until June.
Filed Under:
Jaguar Corporate,
News
Land Rover PH is Celebrating 50 Years of the Range Rover with Up to P 1.69M in Discounts
All British Cars (ABC), the sole authorized dealership of Land Rover vehicles, parts, and accessories in the Philippines, celebrates the 50 years of the Range Rover brand this whole month with significant discounts on selected Land Rover and Range Rover models. Get up to P 1,690,000 off until the end of the month. If you want something less rugged, Jaguar is also offering discounts throughout the month.
Filed Under:
Land Rover Corporate,
News
Yes, a Turbocharged Mazda3 is Finally Happening in 2021
It’s happening, it’s finally happening! The Subaru WRX and Volkswagen Golf GTI will be getting some competition from…drum rolls, please…the 2021 Mazda3. Yes, reports coming out suggest that Mazda’s compact hatchback will finally get the turbocharged engine it deserves.
Here's Our First Look at the Left-Hand Drive 2021 Toyota Hilux
Pardon our enthusiasm with the 2021 Toyota Hilux. We promise this will be the last piece of news concerning Toyota’s refreshed pickup truck, at least for today.
Filed Under:
News,
Pick-Up,
Toyota Hilux
The 2021 Toyota Hilux Now Has the Power to Hunt the Ranger Raptor
After having motorsports legend Fernando Alonso drift it, Toyota has now pulled the wraps off the refreshed 2021 Hilux. Coming with a slew of design and mechanical changes, it hopes to maintain its “unbeatable” positioning in the pickup truck segment.
Filed Under:
News,
Pick-Up,
Toyota Hilux
The 2021 Toyota Fortuner Features Bump in Luxury, Specs, and Power
After all the leaks, rumors, and renderings, Toyota has finally unveiled the refreshed 2021 Fortuner. Launching in Thailand and going on sale there this month (August for the new top-trim Legender), Toyota’s best-selling 7-seater SUV gets a massive dose of improvement, including one of the most powerful engines in its class.
Filed Under:
Mid-sized SUV,
News,
Toyota Fortuner
The 2021 Kia Picanto Gets into the SUV-Craze with the X-Line
After getting refreshed in its home market of Korea (as the Morning), Kia is now showing off how its Picanto hatchback looks like for global markets, and interestingly enough, the 2021 model includes a variant with SUV-inspired styling.
Filed Under:
Kia Picanto,
News,
Sub-Compact
June 3, 2020
This Toyota GR Yaris Should Be the Shame of Gazoo Racing
Toyota and its bonkers go-fast division, Gazoo Racing broke the rules when it came out with the GR Yaris. With a tagline that read, “Born from WRC,” it is pretty much a homologation special made to satisfy WRC rules. So, it’s just weird that the company and division responsible for such hooliganism would sell out with this: the GR Yaris RS.
Filed Under:
News,
Sub-Compact,
Toyota GR Yaris
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